Two illegal immigrants who assaulted a woman walking home from a nightclub came off worse after she used her karate skills to beat them up.

The pair were jailed for six years after they were found guilty of following 29-year-old Kelly Soutar. The brave victim has spoken of her 'complete relief' after the pair were jailed for a six years.

Ms Soutar, 29, described how Shehab Smekramuddin and Mohammad Islam - both illegal immigrants who claim to be 'political refugees' - had followed her from a club in Forfar, Scotland, before they struck.

Ms Soutar, who works as a welder and who has a brown belt in karate - said her self-defence training kicked in allowing her to punch, headbutt and kick the duo before making off.

During a trial at Dundee Sheriff Court prosecutor Eilidh Robertson told a jury: 'She admitted she punched one of the men - kicked him in the balls in her words.'